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A hurricane warning is in effect between Limon and Blufields. Rainfall of six to 12 inches, with isolated amounts of 15 to 20 inches should be expected throughout the hurricane warning region which will bring deadly flash-floods and landslides.

More than 4,000 have been ordered to evacuate and there have already been reports of floods, landslides and other damages in at least 150 locations.

Costa Rica’s President Luis Guillermo Solís warned “We call on the population to avoid being outside in all the communities under alert as we expect winds up to 120 kilometers per hour (75 mph) to hit during those hours.”

A state of emergency has been declared as the Caribbean prepares for the storm to hit.

Hurricane Matthew: Monster storm strikes Florida

Fri, October 7, 2016

At least 340 dead people have been killed by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti and the Dominican Republic as the United States braces itself for the worst storm in a decade.